Zhao Ziliang met with Zhang Shouyu and Gao Xiuyan in the manor outside the city, this manor was the manor where Zhao Ziliang lived when he was in Chang'an, and later left Chang'an to go to Beiting to sell the manor, and returned to Chang'an last year and served as the regent, Zhao Ziliang paid for the manor back. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In order to show his attention, Zhao Ziliang personally greeted him at the gate of the villa, which made Zhang Shouyu and Gao Xiuyan flattered and extremely moved, and the two saw Zhao Ziliang and immediately bowed down: "Wait for the ministers to meet the king!" ”

Zhao Ziliang smiled and stepped forward to help the two up: "No need to be polite, get up quickly!" ”

The two got up, Zhang Shouyu, who was already in his sixties, had gray hair and beard, but his body was still very healthy, he hugged his fists and said: "The old minister has not seen the king for many years, the king's demeanor is still the same, and the majesty is better than before, congratulations!" ”

Gao Xiuyan also smiled: "Yes, the king is becoming more and more powerful, and the ministers are getting more and more old!" ”

"Hahaha・・・・・・ I haven't seen you for many years, and the two of you have learned to pat on the back!" Zhao Ziliang laughed, "This year this king is also forty-seven, no, getting older and older, his body is getting worse and worse than before, whenever I think of this, I feel that I don't want to treat me, the Tang Dynasty is now full of holes, and the unfinished business of this king still has a long way to go!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Ziliang closed the topic, pointed to the two generals behind the two and asked, "Who are these two?" ”

Zhang Shouyu pulled a strong man who was nearly fifty years old behind him and said, "Oh, this is a dog, the name is Gong!" Congratulations, don't hurry up and meet the king! ”

Zhang Xiangong, who has a mighty appearance, a broad forehead, and a long beard, stepped forward and saluted Zhao Ziliang with a fist: "Weichen Zhang Xian respects the king!" ”

Zhao Ziliang looked at Zhang Xiangong with a smile, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, it's a general!" Now that there is a shortage of generals like you in the court, this king also needs a powerful helper by his side, how about coming to Chang'an to be the general of Youyulin? ”

"Uh・・・・・・" Zhang Xiangong was stunned for a moment and didn't react.

Zhang Shouyu hurriedly shouted: "Thank you for your appreciation!" ”

Zhang Xiangong hugged his fists and said: "Yes, Weichen, thank you for your appreciation!" ”

Gao Xiuyan pulled a nearly forty-year-old strong man behind him over and introduced him to Zhao Ziliang: "King, this is the dog Gao Ruyue." This year's forty-one, Ruyue, come and see the king! ”

Gao Ruyue clasped his fists and saluted: "Ruyue greets the king!" ”

Zhao Ziliang observed Gao Ruyue with a smile, nodded and said, "Sure enough, it is Jiangmen Huzi." The rebellion has just been pacified, and the soldiers and horses on the Xichuan side are uncontrolled, how about this king go to Xichuan to be the Taishou of Chengdu? ”

Gao Ruyue was also stunned, but he reacted faster, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at his father Gao Xiuyan, Zhao Ziliang smiled: "What? It's past the age of confusion, and you still need your father's consent for this? This king joined the army at the age of fifteen, and at the age of seventeen, he was already in charge of the house! ”

Gao Ruyue was so agitated by Zhao Ziliang, and seeing that his father Gao Xiuyan didn't say anything, he immediately hugged his fists and said: "Weichen takes the order!" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and smiled: "That's right, a man can't stay with his parents all the time, otherwise he will never grow up." ”

After speaking, Zhao Ziliang said to Gao Xiuyan and Zhang Shouyu: "You have come from afar, all the way to the car, this king has asked people to prepare a wing room for you, let the people take you to wash first, the banquet is being prepared, and when you finish washing, this king is waiting for you in the banquet hall!" Let's go, let's go in! ”

After entering the villa, Gao Xiuyan and Zhang Shouyu, two fathers and sons, were taken to wash by the subordinates of the villa, and the subordinates prepared washing utensils and water and retreated.

In the wing room, Gao Ruyue said: "Father, Uncle Zhang, the king asked Brother Xiangong to be the general of Youyulin, and asked me to go to Xichuan to be the Taishou of Chengdu, what does this mean?" Could it really be as the king said, the court lacks generals? Not necessarily, right? ”

Zhang Shouyu and Gao Xiuyan glanced at each other, Gao Xiuyan sighed: "On the way here, we heard the news that the imperial court has cut the feudal domain in the Guanzhong region, and Zhou Zhiguang, the envoy of Tonghua Jiedu, is the person of the great eunuch Luo Fengxian, he rebelled, and was sent by the king to send troops to kill Li Sheng in less than five days. It seems that the court's determination to cut the feudal domain this time has been made, and the king's will is very strong. The king wrote to us this time, saying that there is something important to discuss, although it is not explicit, but you and Uncle Zhang have guessed that cutting the feudal domain is already the trend of the times, and no one can stop it! I'm afraid that the king's intention is to let us take the initiative to hand over Mobei and Yunzhong, as for how to arrange us, it depends on the king's meaning! Just now, the king asked Xian Gongxian's nephew to go to Chang'an to serve as the general of the right Yulin, which is only a temptation! ”

Zhang Xiangong asked: "Father, Uncle Gao, if the king really wants us to take the initiative to hand over Mobei and Yunzhong, what are my father and Uncle Gao going to do?" ”

"What? Do you want to lead troops to fight against the king? Speaking of this, Zhang Shouyu sighed: "In the final analysis, we can gain a foothold in Mobei and Yunzhong, and it was also promoted by the king back then, without the king laying a good foundation back then, we would not have been comfortable in Mobei and Yunzhong for so many years." Now Mobei and the army have been isolated from the Central Plains for many years, most of the officers and soldiers in the army are old, the oldest soldiers are in their sixties, the youngest is also in their thirties, the strength is not as good as before, the combat power is declining rapidly, the Mobei Army and the Yunzhong Army have lost their vigor and sharpness, if it is another five or ten years, the Mobei Army and the Yunzhong Army will be abolished. Cutting the feudal domain is the trend of the times, and no one can stop it, besides, we are also old, and we don't want to or can directly confront the king. You brothers have the courage, but when it comes to commanding battles, all of us together are not the opponents of the king, and only one of his Li Sheng can sweep through the Kanto region! ”

Gao Xiuyan nodded and said: "Yes, Brother Shouyu and I were just ordinary captains in Hexi, but it was the king who appreciated us and made us generals, and followed them to learn to march and fight." The king Gao Sheng did not forget to promote us, and let us become deputy military envoys and military envoys. Later, the king was transferred to Hedong, and the two of us stayed in Hexi, but we were framed by Li Linfu's henchmen and lost our official positions and resigned! In the end, it was the king who took us in, kept us by his side, and entrusted us with important tasks, and promoted us one after another. Without the king, there would be no today! ”

Several people sighed, Zhang Shouyu cleaned up his mood and said: "Don't say it, let's settle this matter, if the king brings us here to cut the domain, we will take the initiative to fully cooperate, and now Xian Gong and Ruyue were appointed as the right Yulin general and Xichuan defense envoy respectively, this is also an attitude of the king, with the king's person, I guess I will not treat me badly!" ”

At the banquet, Zhao Ziliang did not say anything about cutting the feudal domain, but recalled some things with Zhang Shouyu and Gao Xiuyan, and talked about the situation of the court and the situation of the entire Tang Dynasty.

In the next few days, Zhang Shouyu and others rested in the manor, and often went to the suburbs. Zhao Ziliang was busy dealing with government affairs and couldn't get out.

It wasn't until March 20 that Zhao Ziliang took the time to return to the villa from outside the city and sent someone to call Zhang Shouyu and Gao Xiuyan, father and son, to talk about the cutting of the domain.

"Since the beginning of the Anshi Rebellion, the world has been in turmoil for more than ten years, many local states and counties are almost uninhabited, the people are miserable, and the production in many states and counties has almost come to a standstill, which is caused by the war. The people hope that the world can be calm down and there will be no more wars, but if the feudal towns are allowed to continue to be divided, this situation will not stop, and the division of feudal towns is the source of turmoil, so the imperial court has begun to cut the feudal domain, first starting from the Guanzhong region, and gradually abolishing the official position of the military and political power in one body, not only the imperial court will separate the civil and military, but also the local prefectures and counties will also carry out the division of civil and military affairs. The tax is collected by the subordinate yamen set up by the household department at all levels of government, and does not go through the hands of the government and county government. The Imperial History Observatory will set up subordinate yamen in various states and counties to supervise local officials, and Dali Temple will also set up subordinate yamen in various states and counties to try cases! ”

"This king wrote to you this time, just to discuss with you about cutting the domain, as far as the current situation of the feudal towns is concerned, the strength of Mobei and Yunzhong will not be worse than the three towns of Heshuo, this king also knows that you are not greedy for power and pleasure, we have been fighting on the battlefield for so many years, is it really just for such a little power and money? We have been licking blood with our heads and knives all these years, just to make Datang prosperous and strong, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and live a better life, this is our life's work. If it is only for power and money, no matter how high our official position is, no matter how much money we make, but we do not do something worthy of the praise of the people, what can we leave behind after we die? If we can work hard to make the world of Datang settle down, so that the people can produce and live with peace of mind, and let Datang recover its glory, even if our names are not left in the history books in the future, at least in our hearts, we will be happy and satisfied・・・・・・"

"King!" Zhang Shouyu got up, hugged his fists and saluted deeply: "The height of the king's thinking is no longer within the reach of the old ministers, and the old ministers and others are afraid that they will never be able to catch up, but the old ministers and others are not ignorant, and the old ministers and others know that the king is right to do this, even if we don't understand, but we resolutely support the king's decision." Now that the cutting of the feudal domain has begun in the Guanzhong region and Xichuan, let's start with Mobei, the old minister voluntarily handed over the military and political power of Mobei, and asked the king to choose another virtuous minister to take over! ”

Gao Xiuyan also said: "The old minister is also willing to hand over the power of the military array in the clouds, and ask the king to choose another sage to take over!" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded, and said with great relief: "This king hasn't said it yet, you have guessed what this king wants to say, this king thank you for understanding the difficulties of the imperial court, the matter of cutting the feudal domain cannot be delayed, postponed and paused, it must be implemented in one go, if it can be implemented in Mobei and Yunzhong, the courage of other feudal towns will not be so great!" In this way, the military affairs of Mobei and Yunzhong are still presided over by the two of you, and the imperial court will send another official to take over the government affairs, if you have any requirements, this king will do his best! ”